'ith
a
new
wharf
at
New
Massett,
now
about
eteel,
and
the
new
fishermen's
floats,
now
under
uction
on
the
west
end
of
the
Prince
Rupert
front,
as
major
projects,
a
program
of
upwards
8)0,000
of
public
works
which
the
department
has
rway
or
is
tumuinpinung
was
tuscussea
at
tne
liid
by
C,
F.
P.
Faulkner,
1
Kit
district
engineer
for
Cpartment
of
public
works,
K
visiting
this
area.
v
wharf
at
Massett
built
lit
of
$G8,O0O.
It
is
a
com-
Teplacement
of
the
old
fee
Campbell
Contracting
lust
about
finished
with
there.
With
a
130-foot
it
Is
equipped
with
mblic
floats
which
will
a
boon
to
the
smaller
which
use
the
Queen
tte
Island
port.
difficulty
in
obtaining
r
Is
delaying;
the
progress
rnrk
by
Jolin
Currie
&
on
the
$80,000
contract
he
new
fishermen's
floats
Nevertheless
two
of
the
aches
have
been
now
and
other
work
Is
pro
ne,
i
ne
wnoie
jon
is
luled
to
be
completed
by
iber
hut
the
difficulty
in
ins
materials
may
cause
delay.
ibsland
the
Skcena
River
Brivbg
Co.
(Kristmansson)
iting
in
a
new
ice
shear
ic
float
there
at
a
cost
of
nd
has
the
$3000
Job
for
de
floats
at
Port
Esstng
Iff,
Bich
'.ivery
of
materials.
ay
as
well
as
making
cer
rgent
float
replacements.
'emainder
of
the
complete
al
Job
Is
dependent
upon
passing
of
estimates.
Part
is
also
to
receive
at-
m
under
the
new
program
is
district,
calling
of
ten-
lor
major
repairs
to
the
wharf
at
the
Portland
port
being
contemplated.
atcd
piles
are
planned
to
placed
with
creosotcd
piles
as
the
building
of
new
structure.
ders
are
to
be
called
with-
next
couple
of
months
new
float
and'
Ice
shear
Baysport
on
the
Skeena
Man
Cabinet
to
Carry
On
1
IU5SELS.
June
18
H
Al-
the
Belgian
coalition
;nment
0f
Socialist
Premier
e
Van
Acker
has
resigned,
1
continue
in
office
until
a
cabinet
is
formed.
The
lation
of
the
Van
Acker
tnment
came
amidst
reports
King
Leopold
III
is
deter
3
to
return
to
Brussels.
RMAL
PROTEST
IDE
BY
SPAIN
ffr
Incident
at
Chambry
Saturday
When
Train
Ms
Attacked
pRID,
june
is.
The
Span
ISovernment
formally
pro
f
4
through
the
French
lega
a'
Madrid
yesterday
to
the
f
fnment
of
France
at
the
at-
Saturday
In
Chambry
on
a
'
4
train
carrying
Spaniards
11
Germany
home
to
Spain.
re
are
varying
reports
as
to
'
many
Spaniards
were
killed
he
attack.
Nam
Sclby.
of
Rossland,
PlnS
engineer
for
Consoli-
Minlng
and
Smelting
nPany
and
president
of
the
u'and
Junior
Chamber
of
"merce,
was
In
the
city
at
Jfek-end,
leaving
today
on
Princess
T.nnUi
fnr
.Tnneau.
!a,
from
when?
he
will
go
he
interior
of
Alaska
to
spend
"nmer
doing
mining
work.
NORTHERN
BOY
HIGH
OFFICER
AGAINST
JAPAN
A
northern
British
Columbia
cborn
man
will
play
an
Important
part
In
the
forthcoming
Canadian
campaign
under
Major-General
B.
M.
Hcff-meister
in
the
Pacific.
He
is
36-year-old
Brigadier
Arthur
E.
Wrinch,
son
of
the
late
Dr.
H.
C.
Wrinch,
pioneer
medical
missionary
of
Hazelton,
who
Is
to
be
chief
signals
officer
with
General
Hof
fmeister's
First
Divfsion.
Decoration
Day
Here
War
Dead
Honored
At
Impressive
Ceremony
Yesterday
Orey
skies
and
persistent
rain
did
not
deter
more
than
100
persons
from
turning
out
on
S
unday
afternoon
to
do
honor
work
is
also
awaiting
to
the
valiant
war
dead
of
in
Prince
Rupert
a
start
"w
"
.
Headed
by
a
band
from
the
.
j
4u
,wi.
w
made
on
a
Job
which
I
.
.
j
,-,
j
..i..u.,
t.,vr4w0
Coast
JRegiment,
under
Band-
:
1
master
Mills
and
a
firing
party
lu
Suds,
under
Ser
t
ea
o
the
Of
ail
,OHl..WVU
.wu.
.
.
,
,,,
,000.
The
Skeena
River
if
M'e
.s-
,
X'
riving
Co.
this
spring
put;
V.
u
""h
hew
trestle
approach
and,""'""10
"r'":'',"
"Tr
marched
to
the
Cenotaph
by
way
of
Third
Ave.
and
McBride
St.
(to
the
strains
of
"Boys
of
the
Old
Brigade),
where
a
wreath
was
laid
by
Mrs.
D.
C.
Stuart,
Municipal
Regent.
The
company
then
took
cars
for
Falrview
Cemetery,
where
the
usual
Impressive
service
was
held
at
the
Veterans'
Plot,
ren
dered
still
more
impressive
by
the
beautiful
music
of
the
band,
the
perfect
timing
and
precision
of
the
men
In
the
firing
party,
who
gave
the
three
vol
leys
as
one
man.
Company
Sergeant
-Major
Smith
of
the
Coast
Regiment
organized
the
parade.
W.
E.
Denning
of
the
Canadian
Legion
had
charge
of
the
Colors
on
the
Flagstaff.
Bugler
Ranee
gave
"The
Last
Post"
and
"Re
veille"
and
Mlrs.
J.
A.
Teng,
Re
gent
of
Queen
Mary
Chapter,
took
the
service.
Area
Padre
Captain
M.
R.
Brown
In
his
address,
to
tne
gathering
said
In
part:
With
springtime
victory
came
in
Europe.
For
soldiers
on
tnat
ended
long
ago
at
Dunkirk,
at
Dieppe
and
the
beaches
of
Normandy
and
at
many
an
unsung
roadside.
For
each
survivor
this
bloody
shambles
ended
when
the
prison
gates
were
opened
or
the
field
ahead
no
longer
spat
death.
For
the
civilian
this
war
had
hot
end
ed
when
they
heari
the
voice
of
the
radio
but
slowly,
silently,
in
each
woman's
heart
this
war
will
hardly
end
until
the
memory
of
their
fallen
sons
will
fade
to
be
no
more.
"V-Dav
has
drawn
the
final
curtain
upon
the
super-butchers
of
Europe.
Violence
death
for
the
body
and
lies
for
tne
soui
has
been
their
recipe
for
vic
tory,
Possibility
That
Mystery
of
Missing
Liberator
Bomber
May
Be
Solved
VANCOUVER,
June
18
05
Search
aircraft
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
have
located
the
wreckage
of
an
aircraft
which
may
be
that
of
the
Libera
tor
bomber
reported
missing
two
weeks
ago
along
with
its
crew
of
11
members
of
the
Royal
.Air
Force.
Officials
at
Western
Air
Command
say,
however,
definite
confirmation
cannot
be
given
until
ground
search
parties
reach
the
wreckage.
The
wreckage
was
j
located
a
few
miles
southwest
or
Chilllwack.
Experienced
mountaineers
'be-
'
gan
a
trek
toward
the
spot
Sunday
but
the
plane
is
in
rugged
forest
and
mountain
country
of
tiie
Cheam
range
and
they
were
I
riot
expected
to
reach
it
before
late
Sunday
night
or
Monday
morning.
,
The
Liberator,
of
which
It
is
hoped
this
may
be
the
wreckage,
has
been
missing
since
June
1
from
its
lower
mainland
base.
Gen.
Hoffmeister
Visits
Washington
WASHINGTON,
June
18
Q
Canada's
Pacific
army
commander,
Major
General
Bert
Hoffmeister,
arrived
in
Washington
yesterday
to
confer
with
high
American
military
authorities
on
co-ordination
of
plans.
His
'force
of
30,000
army
volunteers
is
scheduled
to
serve
in
the
Pacific
war
under
American
command
using
American
wea
pons,
but
continuing
to
wear
Canadian
army
battledress
with
a
distinctive
new
paten.
It
is
presumed
that
this
pre
llminary
conference,
will
see
General
Hoffmeister
discussing
with
the
American
authorities
lust
what
training
plan
the
Can
adlans
will
take
after
they
fin
ish
their
courses
in
Canada.
RETURN
BODIES
TO
VANCOUVER
The
bodies
of
two
Vancouver
fishermen,
who
perished
at
sea
during
a
storm
wnicn
swepi
Hecate
Strait
a
week
ago
are
expected
to
arrive
in
Prince
Ru
pert
tomorrow
from
Keicnisan
to
which
port
they
were
taken
by
a
vessel
which
rescued
two
of
the
dead
men's
companions.
'
The
bodies
are
those
of
William
Graham
and
Ingran
Wlck-strom
of
the
43-foot
dogfish
boat
Eight
Bells,
which
foundered
on
Percy
Island
near
Ketchikan.
They
are
being
re
turned
to
Vancouver
for
burial.
nrnham.
WiCkSWOm.
M.
J.
O'Brien
and
Alfred
Wlckstrom
lashed
themselves
to
the
mast
of
the
Eight
Bells
when
their
vessel
was
blown
about
for
four
days
and
finally
foundered
on
Iclanri.
O'Brien
i
.
i
i
I
WlWiwnvww
continent
tne
wars
ena
came
i
.
....
,,..,.
M1ffered
at
different
times.
For
some
it-""
u
severely
from
exposure,
but
re
covered.
They
were
taken
to
a
U.S.
Coast
Guard
hospital
at
Annette
Island.
The
Eight
Bells
was
towed
to
Ketchikan,
MAY
REOPEN
VETO
FIGHT
Australia
Objects
to
Stand
Being
Taken
by
Russia
SAN
FRANCISCO,
June
18
ft
At
the
world
security
confer
ence,
Australia
is
said
to
be
ready
to
re-open
the
fight
on
big
power
vetoes
If
Russia
insists
UDon
curtailing
the
rights
of
a
"This,
however,
is
not
a
day
new
world
league
to
debate
all
sn
much
for
reflection
upon
the
deeds
of
the
Dead
as
for
Thanksgiving
and
dedication
ard
humility
for-how
close
were
the
(Oontlnuel
on
Page
6)
.
Weather
Forecast
Monday
and
Tuesday:
Cloudy
and
warm,
extensive,
light
drizzle
and
llgh,t
winds.
International
problems.
The
technical
and
mechanical
problems
confronting
many
committees
now
are
threatening
to
carry
the
conference
past
its
expected
closing
date
next
Saturday,
when
President
Truman
is
to
deliver
an
address.
Mrs.
Jack
Joy
left
Saturday
night
for
a
trip
to
Vancouver.
JOYRIDE
ENDS
UP
IN
COURT
A
Saturday
afternoon
Joyrldc
In
a
"borrowed"
truck
had
its
finale
In
city
police
court
this
morning
when
two
sailor;
Peter
S.
Horsburgh
and
James
A.
Pitt,
I
pleaded
guilty
before
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
to
charges
of
taking
a
car
without
the
owner's
consent.
They
were
remanded
until
tomorrow
for
sentence.
The
truck,
belonging
to
Mitchell
and
Currie,
was
taken
from
in
front
of
the
Moose
Hall
on
Third
Avenue,
and
was
said
to
have
more
or
less
followed
the
streets
along
Third
Avenue
to
McBride
Street,
then
west
along
Second
Avenue
and
across
the
bridge
to
Wcstvlew,
where
It
was
Incapable
of
coping
with
the
narrow
streets
and
wound
up
In
a
ditch.
During
the
latter
part
of
the
ride,
it
was
hotly
pursued
by
the
police
wagon.
When
police
constables
came
to
the
end
of
the
chase
they
said
they
found
two
men
detachedly
surveying
the
beauties
of
Prince
Rupert
Harbor.
Magistrate
Vance
withheld
sentence
this
morning
until
the
damage
done
to
the
truck
could
be
ascertained.
nauj
i-n'e"
Tftnnfrnltiro
1
-
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BR:
toiffiaEmiBiA'a
newspaper
Tomorrow?
8
Tide
lor
the
Prince
tr.mperarures
(Pacific
SUndud
Time)
.
ji.ti-1.t
fnr
fnrlair
read
iperi
a"v
Tuesday,
June.
19,
1945
0f-
juxlmum
3o
High
9:05
15.4
feet
21:26
18.0
feet
jtintmum
47
Low
.
2:56
8.4
feet
rainfall
61
Inches.
14:44
8.0
feet
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
141.
PRINCE
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MONDAY,
JUNE
18,
1915
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FIVE
CENTS
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.
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FEDERAL
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PLAK
s
Located?
"You've
grown
a
lot
since
the
last
ttme
I
saw
you,
darling,"
was
the
greeting
from
Major-General
B.
1
Hoffmeister
to
his
six-year-old
daughter,
Margot,
when
he
arrived
by
plane
In
Ottawa
from
overseas
on
Wednesday.
Oeneral
Hoffmeister,
C.B.E.,
D.S.O.,
38,
of
Vancouver,
General
Officer
Commanding
the
Canadian
Pacific
Force,
holds
his
young
daughter
dn
his
arms
while
Mrs.
Hoffmeister
happily
looks
on.
'General
Hoffmeister
was
accompanied
by
several
senior
officers
who
will
comprise
his
staff
in
the
Pacific.
General
Hoffmeister
is
now
in
Washington
and
later
will
visit
his
home
in
Vancouver,
War
News
Highlights
Jan
Counter-offensive
-
CHUNGKING
The
Chinese
High
Command
announces
that
the
Japanese
have
opened
a
counter-offensive
aimed
at
Chlenkiang,
55
miles
southeast
of
Lluchow.
Chienkiang
is
on
the
highway
between
Liuchow
and
Indo-China.
The
delayed
announcement
stated
the
drive
had
been
opened
on
June
11
but
claimed
that
the
Japanese
had
been
repulsed.
Battle
of
Borneo
SAN
FRANCISCO
An
unconfirmed
Japanese
broadcast
says
that
Allied
surface
craft
have
bombarded
enemy
positions
in
the
Balikpapan
area
on
the
southeastern
coast
of
Borneo.
There
has
been
no
confirmation
by
any
Allied
source.
Meanwhile
the
Australian
forces
on
the
north
coast
of
Borneo
are
advancing
rapidly
with
only
light
and
scattered"
resistance.
They
are
now
four
miles
beyond
Brunei.
73,000
Japanese
Dead
PEARL
HARBOR
Admiral
Chester
W
Nimltz
stated
yesterday
that
73,000
Japanese
dead
had
been
counted
on
Okinawa
Island
and
that
the
remainder
of
the
garrison
there
not
more
than
10,000
men
was
compressed
In
an
area
of
nine
square
miles
overlooked
by
three
vital
heights
from
which
the
American
forces
have
Just
driven
the
enemy.
Shells
and
,
flames
are
being
thrown
down
upon
the
Japanese,
many
of
whom
are
commencing
to
surrender
while
others
continue,
to
resist
fiercely.
Strange
Japanese
Report
SA:N
FRANCISCO
Tokyo
radio
claimed
yesterday
that
a
United
States
submarine
had
sunk
a
Russian
freighter,
the
Transvaal,
between
two
northern
Japanese
islands.
The
Japanese
appeared
to
have
justified
the
conclusion
by
stating
that
there
were
no
Japanese
submarines
In
the
vicinity.
P
I
I.
ooiaiers
Are
C.C.F.
Service
Vole
in
Federal
Election
Said
to
Be
rrcdominatly
Socialist
TORONTO,
June
18
0)
The
Toronto
Star
says
today
in
a
dispatch
from
Ottawa
that
party
standings
in
the
June
11
Do
minion
election
are
practically
unchanged
by
the,
service
vote,
according
to
unofficial
reports.
The
dispatch
added
thai
the
service
vote
was
prcdomlnatly
C.C.F.
but
that
the
party
would
gain
only
one
scat
at
least,
prob
ably
from
the
Liberals.
The
Liberals
and
Progressive-
Conservatives
made
no
net
gains
from
each
other,
it
is
Canadian
Army
Camp
Has
Blast
LONDON,
June
18
Six
Cana
dlan
soldiers
were
injured
and
windows
were
broken
as
far
away
as
ten
miles
when
an
ammunition
dump
at
a
Canadian
Army
camp
at
Whitley
in
Surrey
blew
up
.
last
night,
There
were
explosions
lasting
three
hours.
Great
flashes
of
flames
tongued
skyward.
ARMY
RETURNS
Tremendous
Welcome
Accorded
Black
Hawk
Davis
On
Landing
in
New
York
NEW
YORK,
June
18
New
York,
with
massed
bands
and
tens
of
thousands
of
citizens
turning
out,
gave
its
most
thunderous
welcome
since
the
last
war
today
when
twenty
thousand
men
of
the
famous
Black
Hawk
Division
arrived
In
eight
transports
from
the
war
in
Europe.
After
leave,
they
will
be
deployed
to
the
Pacific.
The
grey
transports
arrived
at
docks
which
had
been
painted
red,
white
and
blue
for
the
occasion.
It
was
a
sweltering
day
with
the
temperature
96
in
the
shade
and
little
shade
at
that.
Hospital
Ship
Has
Docked
at
Halifax
HALIFAX,
June
18
0
The
Canadian
hospital
ship
Lctltia
docked
in
Halifax
Saturday
afternoon
with
725
more
Canadian
veterans
frcm
the
land
fronts
of
Italy
and
western
Europe,
as
well
as
liberated
prisoners
of
war,
sailors
and
airmen.
The
major
ity
of
the
returning
veterans
were
army
men
with
a
group
of
22
R.OA.F.
and
eight
navy
per
sonnel.
Parachute
Unit
Is
Returning
Home
HALIFAX,
June
18
The
first
complete
Canadian
Army
unit
to
arrive
home
from
overseas
at
one
time
Is
the
First
Para
chute
Battalion,
commanded
by
Lleut-CoL
George
F.
Eadle
pf
pronto,
,.whhwUt,art1ye
Ihhj
the
unit
will
be
broken
up
into
drafts
to
proceed
to
their
homes
WENCIIOW
RECAPTURED
CHUNGKING
Chinese
troops
have
recaptured
the
strategic;
port
of
Wcnchow,
220
miles
south
of
Shanghai.
The
Chinese
have
also
smashed
to
Tang,
vital
road
junction,
21
miles
southwest
of
Liuchow
in
Kwangsl
Province,
the
High
Command
announced
today,
DEPORTATION
CANCELLED
WASHINGTON
The
United
States
Supreme
Court
today
ruled
invalid
a
deportation
order
against
Harry
Bridges,
West
Coast
C.I.O.
leader.
Bridges
is
a
native
of
Australia.
VICTORY
BOND
SALES
OTTAWA
Total
sales
In
Canada's
Eighth
Victoty
Loan
campaign
reached
a
record
figure
of
$1,568,927,350,
it
was
announced
by
National
War
Finance
Committee,
The
objective
was
$1,350,000,000.
FATAL
VICTORIA
FIRE
VICTORIA
Eleven-year-old
Sharlaine
LaCoursiere
died
in
a
fire
which
gutted
two
top
floors
of
the
Hamley
Building
on
Broughton
Street
here
eaily
Sunday
and
her
sister,
Valerie,
her
mother,
Mrs.
David
Doige,
and
stepfather
and
a
lire-man,
Ennlss
Bennett,
were
burned.
Cause
of
the
fire
is
unknown.
FOREST
FIRES
VICTORIA
Forest
fires
to
date
this
season
total
238
and
the
cost
of
fighting
them
has
been
$5,600
compared
with
409
fires
at
a
cost
of
$18,000
at
the
same
time
last
year.
Kam-loops
district
has
had
60
fires
so
far,
Fort
George
58",
Prince
Rupert
41,
and
Vancouver
36.
There
is
a
serious
fire
hazard
on
Vancouver
Island
now.
GLOUCESTER
THREATENED
SYDNEY
It
has
been
re
vealed
that
during
a
recent
visit
to
Brisbane
the
Duke
and
Duchess
of
Gloucester
were
threatened
with
assassination
by
hand
"grenades.
Other
Leaders
Confess
Anti-Soviet
Activities
National
Government
in
London
Suspicious
of
"Ringer"
Whom
It
Is
Said
Is
Entire
Stranger
MOSCOW,
June
18
(CP)
The
secretary
of
the
military
collegium
of
the
Soviet
Supreme
Court
told
the
judges
today
that
Major
-
General
Bronislaw
Ikulicki
and
fourteen
other
Polish
leaders
had
con-fesBed
to
a
long
list
of
charges
including
the
killing
of
594
Russian
officers,
anti-espionage
and
conferring
TESTIMONY
CONCLUDED
Army
'and
Air
Force
Not
Involved
in
Halifax
Riots
HALIFAX,
June
18
Final
testimony
in
the
Inquiry
Into
in
various
parts
of
the
country,
mother.
Halifax's
"V-E
Day"
rioting
came
Saturday
from
Army
and
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
offi
cers
who
said
that
few
of
their
personnel
were
involved
in
the
disturbances.
At
the
end
of
the
17-day
period
of
evldencp-tak
ing,
Commission
Chairman
Just
ice
R.
L.
Kellock
of
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
announced
that
the
argument
of
the
counsel
would
,
be
held
in
camera
this
morning.
LEEDS,
England
Eight
workers
were
killed
by
an
explo
sion
in
a
Royal
Ordnance
fac
tory
in
the
north
of
England.
n..MLsg
l.Iothyr',.
Sherrltfc?
leju
Saturday
nignt
lor
Vancouver,
having
been
called
there
on
account
of
the
illness
of
her
INVASION
OF
JAPAN
SAN
FRANCISCO.
Speculating
on
the
imminence
of
an
Allied
invasion
of
the
Japanese
homeland,
Tokyo
radio
Saturday
night
said
that
Kyushu,
the
southernmost
of
the
Nipponese
islands,
has
been
turned
into
a
fortress.
Women
and
old
men
have
been
called
to
the
defence
of
the
homeland.
CONVENTIONS
CALLED
OFF
OTTAWA.
Hon.
C.
D.
Howe,
minister
of
reconstruction,
and
Hon.
J,
L.
Hsley,
minister
of
finance,
Saturday
night
called
on
all
the
larger
hotels
of
Canada
to
cancel
convention
bookings
between
June
20
and
July
20
in
order
that
accommodation
might
be
available
for
servicemen
returning
to
.Canada
from
overseas;
The
men
would
be
returning
at
the
rate
of
30,000
per
month,
It
was
stated.
The
public
has
already
been
requested
to
avoid
all
unnecessary
travel.
Troop
trains
are
moving
westward
from
Halifax
at
the
rate
of
one
every
60
minutes.
U.S.
CABINET
CHANGES
ST.
LOUIS
The
St.
Louis
Post-Dispatch,
in
a
dispatch
from
Washington,
said
that
the
White
House
was
ready
to
announce
the
resignation
of
Harry
Ickles,
Secretary
of
the
Interior
and
that
James
Byrnes
would
succeed
Edward
Stcttlnius
as
Secretary
of
State.
GOERING
BLAMES
HITLER
NEW
YORK
A
dispatch
reaching
here
from
Stockholm
quotes
Hermann
Goering
as
blaming
Adolf
Hitler
for
Germany
losing
the
war.
Goering
believes
that
'Hitler
was
murdered
by
his
own
people.
EISENHOWER
IS
HOME
WASHINGTON
General
Dwight
P.
Elsenhower
arrived
in
Washington
today,
and
was
given
a
thundefous
reception.
After
going
to
the
White
House
to
confer
with
President
Truman
he
will
proceed
to
New
York
Tuesday,
flying
by
plane
to
LaGuardla
Field.
with
the
Germans.
A
sixteenth
accused
pleaded
not
guilty;
Ikulicki
headed
the
Polish
home
army
of
the
London
Pp-lish
government
after
the
sur
render
of
General
Bor.
Indications
were
that
the
Red
Army
prosecutors
would
ask
the
death
penalty
in
at
least
some
cases.
Even
as
the
trial
was
opening,
initial
conversations
were
under
way
here
on
reorganization
of
the
Polish
provisional
govern
ment.
Meanwhile
in
London
a
spokes
man
for
the
Polish
government
in
London
had
Introduced
a
"ringer"
among
the
sixteen
Poles
on
trial.
The
spokesman
said:
"For
a
long
tlme
'we
have
won
dered
who
the
sixteenth
prison
er
was.
Now
we
learn
he
is
M.
Jansen,
a
name
entirely
un
known
to
us.
It
is
significant
how
much
of
the
talking
he
has
done."
SMALL
CITIES,
.
American
Bombers
Now.
Turn
Attention
to
Lesser
Targets-In
Japan
.:
GUAM,
June
18.
Four
hun
dred
and
fifty
United
States
,
Superfortresses,
turning
atten-
.
lion
to
smaller
cities
of
Japan
now
that
the
ar.ger
ones
have
been
so
greatly
devastated,
dropped
3,000
tons
of
bombs
on
lour
centres
of
war
industries
of
less
than
200.0CO
population.
Two
of
the
cities
were
on
Honshu
Island
and
two
on
Kyushu.
It
was
the
13th
straight
day
of
bombing
the
Japanese
homeland
and
brought
up
to
17.CC0
tons
the
quantity
of
bombs
dropped
on
Japan
since
June
1.
Col.
Parri
Ready
To
Form
Cabinet
ROME,
Juns
18.
Col.
Parrl,
former
Italian
underground
chief
and
consistent
anti-Fas
cist,
has
Informed
Crown
Prince
Humbert
of
his
willingness
to
form
a
new
"stable
government"
for
Italy
based
on
antl-Fasclst
forces.
It
Is
believed
Parrl
will
himself
take
the
key
ministry,
of
the
Interior.
Parrl
would
succeed
Ivano
Bonoml
as
premier
Discontent
Over
Meat
Situation
DETROIT,
June
18
m
War
workers
in
Detroit
threaten
to
strike
unless
there
is
an
imme?
dlate
Improvement
in
the
meat
situation.
A
union
leader
told
an
emergency
food
committee
that
workers
are
already
on,
,t,he
verge
of
striking
in
the
plants
of
the
Briggs
Manufacturing
Co.
The
emergency
food
committee
of
the
Detroit
Board
of
Commerce
has
asked
for
Immediate
federal
action
to
relieve
the.
shortage.
Halibut
Sales
American
(15c
and
13V2c)
Paragon.'
100,000,
Pacific,
Atlln
'
and
B.C.
Packers.
Canadian
(18V4c
and
16V2c)
Parma,
22.000,
Atlln.
Doleena,
15,000,
Storage,
,
Ingrld
H.
14,000,
Co-op.
.
Mae
West,
19,000,
AUln.
Strafen,
20,000,
Booth.
Blue
Boy,
5,000,
Storage.
.
Balslc
I,
14,000,
Whiz.
Annabelle,
4,000,
Storage,
Gibson,
12,000,
Pacific.
1